- Le Canard Mort has just opened in the Barrio space.- Goods & Provisions will open at 1124 Queen St. East according to the liquor licence.- One more raw/vegan place further East, I thnk.- That new cupcake/bakery place a few doors West of Ruby Eats

...and waiting to see what crops up in The Foodist Market space.

Two shots of Olive & Olives: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjvhspKu The interior is really nice though. Wouldn't let me shoot, sadly. The canned anchovy olives are only so-so. Too soft for my taste. Wanted garlic-stuffed, but they didn't yet have 'em. Will go back and see at some point.

Le Matin by Jean-Pierre Challet (from Ici Bistro, The Fifth etc) located at 1560 Queen St East Saw it listed on the leslieville farmers website saying the produce Bread and croissants but the Website is under construction so I dont know if it is up and running or what...

At the southwest corner of Queen E. and Caroline, where the framing shop used to be, there's a liquor application posted for what I assume will be an Italian place. Can't recall the name, but there was "Enoteca" in there.

I went to Olive & Olives and was impressed. The service was very relaxed and attentive, samples freely given in form of small shots (I'm speaking of the olive oil and the balsamic). Tasting pure really gave us a sense of the product, we ended up switching what we had originally picked as a result of being able to taste a variety. True we ended up with more expensive oil and balsamic but we make a snack of it with fresh bread and some dukha we also bought there. Very happy snacks, puts the savour in savoury. The oil is from family estate harvested in Spain tastes sweet upfront, grassy and a little bitterness after. Called Cortija de Suerte Alta ($29.95)

Olive & Olives is an offshoot of a Montreal store of the same name that's been around for a few years. Their focus is on showcasing high-end olive oils, primarily Spanish (in my opinion, the most flavourful region for olive oil). I've been into the Toronto location once and chatted with the owner, Mia, who seems very nice and determined to make the place as big a success here as it is in Montreal. They have a cooking space in the back where they're planning to hold product tastings and food demonstrations from time to time.